HBO’s The Sopranos is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month, and it’s another reminder that the public just can’t seem to get enough of the mafia. The Godfather helped popularize mafia stories ...
“It don’t make any difference to me what a man does for a living, you understand. But your business is a little dangerous,” growls Don Vito Corleone in “The Godfather.” This line, delivered with ...
Modern organized crime traces back to the 19th century, with one of the most infamous groups being the Italian-American syndicate Cosa Nostra, or the Sicilian Mafia. Originating in Sicily, the group ...
France’s Les Films du Losange is taking international sales outside Italy on “Sicilian Letters” (“Iddu”), the hotly anticipated drama about Cosa Nostra boss Matteo Messina Denaro – who was dubbed “the ...
The Sopranosis widely considered one of the best mob stories ever told, and rightly so. It's a sprawling saga that uses the insular world of the Italian mafia as a lens to examine life in America at ...
The Mafia sharks in the upcoming animated feature “Shark Tale” have Italian-American groups in a frenzy over what they see as negative stereotyping. In the film, being produced by Dream-Works SKG, the ...